Our holy rabbis called Purim “the Dawn” - the sun isn’t rising yet but it’s no longer night. It’s in between,which is what makes dawn so special. According to our holy rabbis it is the time when babies wake up and want to be nursed, the time when husband and wife wake up and want to be so close to each other. It is the time when the light of the Messiah is shining. It is a time when everyone dreams that today is the day of their redemption.

Anybody who has ever been up all night has tasted the awesome depth and sweetness of davening at dawn. Have you ever prayed by the Holy Wall at dawn?

So Purim is the beginning of our redemption. We’re waking up being drunk with the joy of being Jewish. Dawn is still too dark; we don’t really see each other. We only see with the eyes of our soul and my soul sees only G-d. On Purim I send out gifts but not face to face. This is how I let you know I see you with the eyes of my soul. That is why I love you so much.

from a Purim letter from Reb Shlomo zt”l 5752

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Reb Shlomo with Zusha Ben Avraham Zimmerman

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Categories: Purim, Shelach Manos, Torah
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